Steel Mill News
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The 40th Anniversary of “Unleashed In The East”
Judas Priest’s “Unleashed In The East” was originally released back in September 1979, exactly 40 years ago. It marked an end to an era both for Priest and for heavy metal. The punk reign had all but ended while NWOBHM was just about to begin. “Unleashed In The East” showed the way to a revolution,…
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Green Manalishi: The 40th Anniversary of “Unleashed In The East”
Live albums are a strange animal. For a long time nobody believed they could be a success of any kind. Especially double live albums now regarded as essential for any band, were still in late 1970’s seen as a risky business. Adding the risk was the musical climate, in 1979 punk movement had reached its…
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Fatboy – Suistoklubi, Hämeenlinna, Finland. 12.9.2019
Swedish rockabilly-group Fatboy visited Finland playing four shows in Helsinki, Hämeenlinna, Rauma and Pietarsaari. We were there to witness the show in a legendary Suisto-club 12.9.2019. Venue was delightfully packed on a Thursday evening and Fatboy delivered their best from the very first songs ever released “These Tears Will Never Leave My Eyes” to “Aila” from…
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K.K. reports from Bloodstock !
Hi All Just checking in after saturday gig at Bloodstock festival It was a big thrill to see such a large crowd of metal fans face to face again after so long , Ross and the band played a phenomenal set with some of their well-known classics and at one point I thought that this…
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Martin Popoff interview
Steel Mill’s own Priest professor Jari had a chat with his Canadian counterpart, Martin Popoff, a well-known music journalist who, among tens of other titles, has written three excellent books about Judas Priest. A man who really knows his Priest inside out… http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/martin-popoff-interview/
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K.K. Downing joins Ross The Boss as Special Guest at Bloodstock Festival!
Excitement for the UK’s finest heavy metal festival just got ramped up to the next level! K.K. Downing will be appearing as Special Guest for several songs with Ross The Boss on the Main Stage at Bloodstock, Sunday 11th August. The meeting of these two greats on stage heralds what will be an incredible performance…
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Steelfest 2019 ready to rumble – schedule and bands announced!
Finnish extreme metal -festival Steelfest has announced their schedule for this year. Two days of full-throttle -metal with bands such as Belphegor, Horna, Mysticum, …And Oceans, Mgla and Marduk will start the festival season with the most darkest ways imagined. Steel Mill is planning to participate and once again, share festival report and photo galleries…
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Silver Bullet – Hannes Horma interview
Steel Mill had a pleasure to have a pint with Hannes Horma – formerly known for his bass duties with the Finnish battle metallers Turisas – as we talked about his current band Silver Bullet, which is just about to release their excellent second album, Mooncult. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/silver-bullet-interview/
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K.K.´s blog 2019
Hi Everyone, I sincerely hope and trust that you are all well,I just wanted to touch base to give a special thank you, especially to everyone who has acquired and read my book “Heavy Duty” Days and Nights in Judas Priest, I have to say how appreciative I am for such a great response to the book.…
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Jozef from Slovakia
Our latest Fan Profile: Jozef from Slovakia. Check his interesting stories about being a metalhead behind the Iron Curtain! http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Fan%20Profiles/jozef-from-slovakia/